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Phaon (damselfly)

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Phaon is a small genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. They occur in central and southern Africa and Madagascar.

The genus contains three species:^[1]

^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2017). "Phaon camerunensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T184185A75086065. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T184185A75086065.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Phaon iridipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59983A75086374. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59983A75086374.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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Phaon is a small genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. They occur in central and southern Africa and Madagascar.

The genus contains three species:

Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 – Forest Flashwing Phaon iridipennis (Burmeister, 1839) – Glistening Demoiselle Phaon rasoherinae from Madagascar

female P. iridipennis
Tanzania

P. rasoherinae
Madagascar